Invert Filter Issues

This probably wouldn't work for most intakes, but in building a taller wall for the filter part of my BioCube (which partially covers the intake vents_ I siliconed on some of that plastic mesh used for crafting. Allows for more flow than nylons or similar, but still too small to allow anything through (except possibly very tiny fry). :)
 
docsoldlady said:
I can't stop laughing, I can so see a determined crayfish ripping through the panty hose now steady stuffing away with the plants. What species is that one?
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Yea, you know... I wonder if he can. It may be too stretchy for him to tear a hole in, then again, maybe not lol. We'll find out soon enough! ^_^

Anyway, I don't know what species this one is. It's from the genus Procambarus, though. He and his tankmates were rescued feeders I picked up at the LFS because they all had horrible cases of shell rot and I felt really bad for them. But since they're still juveniles, it's hard to ID them. When they get a bit bigger it should be easier, they'll start developing more identifiable characteristics.
 
clb2196 said:
This probably wouldn't work for most intakes, but in building a taller wall for the filter part of my BioCube (which partially covers the intake vents_ I siliconed on some of that plastic mesh used for crafting. Allows for more flow than nylons or similar, but still too small to allow anything through (except possibly very tiny fry). :)
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Oo, there's an interesting idea, too. I wonder if I could get something similar going on... my filter separates into pieces though (for cleaning, packing, etc), so it'd have to be something that could eventually be removed, if needed. Does siliconing something on work like Epoxy (superglue), in which removal becomes very difficult?
 
Just make sure you use only man-made fibers. I learned the hard way that crayfish really like the taste of cotton. Found a whole tank full of tangled up dead crays the day after covering an intake once.
 
paperdragon said:
Just make sure you use only man-made fibers. I learned the hard way that crayfish really like the taste of cotton. Found a whole tank full of tangled up dead crays the day after covering an intake once.
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Yikes, that's not good. :(

Question though, if using man-made fibers... are there any that can leech something hazardous into the water, that should be avoided? Or that's just an over paranoid thought of mine? ...I'm known for unnecessarily odd idle thoughts, I apologize.
 
I think the thing I would worry about would be dyes in the fabric, rather than the fabric itself. I've never heard of any problems though.
 
mellowvision said:
why not just get a foam intake cover?
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Because until just now, I'd never heard of one lol.

Are they available for all filters, or just certain kinds?
 
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